Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Book Review - Mind Catcher

Tyler
Jessup – A teenager, who grew up with a doting father, was brought into
a New York hospital in a near death trauma with a brain almost
irreparably damaged, penetrated by a camming device dropped by a
fumbling rock climber while on an outing in the hills with a close
friend.

Scott Jessup – Tyler’s father, a professional
photographer whose whole world revolves round his only son after the
death of his beloved wife in a plane crash. Initially, unable to accept
losing his son, he agreed to allow an experimental procedure to try to
save him, only to reverse his decision later when he found mysterious
messages on his computer. Messages which he knew could come only from
his son and no one else.

Dr Warren Cleaver – Research scientist
with no qualms about breaking the rules to achieve his ends using
psychiatric patients as his guinea pigs for his experiments.

Dr
Leopoldo Saramaggio – A brilliant but egoistical neurosurgeon, whose
professional ethics were somewhat blurred by his dream to perform a
breakthrough surgical procedure for the sake of personal glory and to
earn a place in the history of medical science.

Dr Kate Willet – A
promising young surgeon who became emotionally involved with the father
and son throughout their traumatic nightmare.

John Darnton
writes with a matter-of-fact style and a plot that moves from scene to
scene smoothly, with some flash-backs to add depth to each of the
characters. A compelling and convincing story.